Kongsberg Maritime secures automation, safety systems scope for Wisting FPSO

Kongsberg Maritime will support FEED activities for the safety and automation systems on Equinor’s planned Wisting FPSO, with a broader technology and cybersecurity scope potentially following if the Barents Sea project reaches final sanction.

Jeremy Beckman

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Nov. 11, 2026

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Why this news matters:

The contract supports early engineering work on the Wisting development, one of the most closely watched offshore projects in the Barents Sea.
The scope highlights the growing role of automation, digital infrastructure and cybersecurity in new-generation FPSO developments.
If sanctioned, the project could provide Kongsberg Maritime with long-term involvement across the FPSO's approximately 30-year operating life.

Map of the Wisting field area in the Barents Sea offshore northern Norway — Kongsberg Maritime is supporting FEED activities for the automation and safety systems planned for the *Wisting* FPSO.

Kongsberg Maritime will supply the safety and automation system for the FPSO for Equinor’s planned Wisting oilfield development in the Barents Sea, Kongsberg reported last week.

The platform will be located 300 km north of northern Norway, with a projected operational life of about three decades.

For the project’s initial phase, Kongsberg will support the front-end engineering and design (FEED) activities for the safety and automation system scope, working with Equinor and other project contractors to develop solutions that could help sanction the development.

If Wisting proceeds into the execution phase, the company will deliver technology, services and solutions covering process control, safety systems, digital infrastructure and cybersecurity.

Collectively, these should support the FPSO’s integrity, performance and operational resilience of throughout its lifecycle.

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Jeremy Beckman

Staff Writer / Editor, Europe

Jeremy Beckman has been Editor Europe, Offshore since 1992. Prior to joining Offshore he was a freelance journalist for eight years, working for a variety of electronics, computing and scientific journals in the UK. He regularly writes news columns on trends and events both in the NW Europe offshore region and globally. He also writes features on developments and technology in exploration and production.